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cupola — noun Etymology: Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tub Date: 1549 1. a. a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling b. a small structure built … New Collegiate Dictionary

Friedrichstadt (Berlin) — Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighborhood of the city itself. The neighborhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.GeographyFriedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighborhood … Wikipedia

cupola — [kyo͞o′pə lə] n. [It &LT; L cupula, dim. of cupa: see CUP] 1. a rounded roof or ceiling 2. a small domelike structure on a roof 3. a small furnace for melting metals 4. any of various dome shaped structures cupolaed [kyo͞o′pələd] adj … English World dictionary

cupola — n. 1 a a rounded dome forming a roof or ceiling. b a small rounded dome adorning a roof. 2 a revolving dome protecting mounted guns on a warship or in a fort. 3 (in full cupola furnace) a furnace for melting metals. Derivatives: cupolaed adj.… … Useful english dictionary

cu|po|la — «KYOO puh luh», noun, verb, laed, la|ing. –n. 1. a rounded roof; dome: »The Capitol at Washington, D.C. has a cupola. 2. a small dome or tower on a roof, especially a small, often squarish tower on the roof of a barn with louvered sides to let in … Useful english dictionary